Garden recipes from my mother's recipe box.

You can buy peppers already growing at the local greenhouse or nursery, but their choices are often limited. Many times, they don't have the pepper varieties that I want to grow. Instead of being forced to buy what they have, I like to buy my pepper seeds and start them indoors.

If you want an early start with your chives, why not start them indoors first? Once the chives are growing, what is the best way to preserve them for use during the winter months? This weeks article will answer some of those questions.

Fig trees, which are more like a bush than a tree, are easy to propagate. Depending on the variety you choose, they will provide you with sweet delicious fruit.

The growing season in South Dakota is short and our plants need a head start in order to grow and produce. The trick of soaking the seeds in milk seems to make them think they were in the ground longer.

In a continuation of my last article, here are a few more shrubs that are hardy to zone 4.

Shrubs need little care, usually have pretty blossoms and provide food for butterflies. Sometimes they produce berries for the birds to eat and provide them with shelter from the wind.

Labor Day is coming up and we know that means that summer is over. But there are still some things to be done in the garden in preparation for cold winter months.

Things you can do in September to prepare your garden for winter.

Salsa is expensive in the stores. You can easily make your own from fresh garden produce. No preservatives, or unknown pesticides. Healthy food for you and your family to eat.